9-letter words containing f, r, o
- foraminal — an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
- foraneous — Of or pertaining to a market or forum.
- forasmuch — Inasmuch, seeing (that).
- forbearer — to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
- forbiddal — Lb archaic The act of forbidding something.
- forbidden — a past participle of forbid.
- forbidder — One who forbids.
- forboding — Alternative form of foreboding.
- force cup — plunger (def 3).
- force fit — assembly of two tightly fitting parts, as a hub on a shaft, made by a press or the like.
- force-out — a put-out of a base runner on a force play.
- forceable — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
- forcefull — Archaic form of forceful.
- forceless — Without force.
- forcemeat — a mixture of finely chopped and seasoned foods, usually containing egg white, meat or fish, etc., used as a stuffing or served alone.
- forcement — (obsolete) The act of forcing; compulsion.
- forcipate — having the shape of or resembling a forceps.
- forclosed — Simple past tense and past participle of forclose.
- fore edge — the front outer edge of a book, opposite the bound edge.
- fore-edge — the front outer edge of a book, opposite the bound edge.
- foreanent — opposite to
- forearmed — Simple past tense and past participle of forearm.
- forebears — Usually, forebears. ancestors; forefathers.
- foreboded — Simple past tense and past participle of forebode.
- foreboder — (archaic) an oracle; one who tells the future.
- forebodes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forebode.
- forebrain — Also called prosencephalon. the anterior of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate, or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue including the diencephalon and telencephalon.
- forecabin — the forward cabin on a vessel
- forecaddy — caddy who goes ahead of the golfer to point out the ball's location
- forecasts — Plural form of forecast.
- forecheck — Play an aggressive style of defense, checking opponents in their own defensive zone, before they can organize an attack.
- forechoir — antechoir.
- forecited — previously cited.
- foreclose — Law. to deprive (a mortgagor or pledgor) of the right to redeem his or her property, especially on failure to make payment on a mortgage when due, ownership of property then passing to the mortgagee. to take away the right to redeem (a mortgage or pledge).
- forecloth — a cloth hung over the front of something, esp an altar
- forecourt — Tennis. the part of either half of a tennis court that lies between the net and the line that marks the inbounds limit of a service. Compare backcourt (def 1).
- foredated — Simple past tense and past participle of foredate.
- foredecks — Plural form of foredeck.
- forefront — the foremost part or place.
- foregleam — A gleam or glimpse of the future; foreglimpse.
- foregoing — previously stated, written, or occurring; preceding: The foregoing paragraph presents the problem.
- forehands — Plural form of forehand.
- foreheads — Plural form of forehead.
- forehocks — Plural form of forehock.
- foreigner — a person not native to or naturalized in the country or jurisdiction under consideration; alien.
- forejudge — forjudge.
- foreknown — Past participle of foreknow.
- forelands — Plural form of foreland.
- forelimbs — Plural form of forelimb.
- forelocks — Plural form of forelock.